HybridPetya Ransomware Can Circumvent UEFI Secure Boot to Modify EFI System Partition
HybridPetya Ransomware Can Circumvent UEFI Secure Boot to Modify EFI System Partition Overview A recently reported ransomware strain known as HybridPetya is capable of bypassing the UEFI Secure Boot mechanism to place a malicious application on the EFI System Partition (ESP). The ability to write to the ESP and persist at or before the operating…